[elli1]

The Dakotas, one expects to be dry. Different story here in Wisconsin where you'd expect it to be wet/ saturated this time of year. Very dry--WI DNR has issued a 37 county outdoor burn ban which encompasses most of the state.

[rellimpank]

--FYI, IIRC--The Black Hills precip average historically is 26in/year--

Wisconsin, yes--my folks live in Platteville--